Narrative Archives

Empty Rider

““But how can we be certain about an AI’s period of infancy?”” In this science fiction short, the sentient self-driving car Vanguard-3181 stands trial for

NOX

NOX is an immersive exhibition that imagines the psychological consequences of a future populated by smart systems and intelligent machines. NOX (short for ‘Nonhuman Excellence’)

Berlin Mirror (2042 Retrospective)

Berlin Mirror (2042 Retrospective) is Chapter 10 of Lawrence Lek’s Bonus Levels (2013-2016), a series of site-specific video games based on alternate versions of real

Europa, Mon Amour (2016 Brexit Edition)

Europa, Mon Amour (2016 Brexit Edition) forms Chapter 8 of Lawrence Lek’s Bonus Levels (2013-2016), a series of site-specific video games based on alternate versions

Pyramid Schemes

“Pyramid Schemes” is a powerful treatise on architecture in eleven chapters. Narrated by a computer-simulated voice, the video opens with the premise that “architecture is

Play Station

Play Station™. Funemployment, Forever. Farsight Corporation welcomes you to Play Station™, our new range of automated workplaces! Enjoy the 9 to 5 life of leisure

QE3

QE3 forms Chapter 11 of Lawrence Lek’s Bonus Levels (2013-2016), a series of site-specific video games based on alternate versions of real places. Conceived as

Unreal Estate (The Royal Academy is Yours)

Unreal Estate (The Royal Academy is Yours) forms Chapter 9 of Lawrence Lek’s Bonus Levels (2013-2016), a series of site-specific video games based on alternate

Shiva’s Dreaming (The Crystal Palace)

Shiva’s Dreaming (The Crystal Palace) forms Chapter 4 of Lawrence Lek’s Bonus Levels (2013-2016), a series of site-specific video games based on alternate versions of

Sky Line

Sky Line forms Chapter 6 of Lawrence Lek’s Bonus Levels (2013-2016), a series of site-specific video games based on alternate versions of real places. Conceived

Thieves

In the second instalment of Critical Affection Trilogy, and Williams Gamaker’s first film in Fictional Revenge, Thieves is a fantasy adventure retelling of the 1924

The Silver Wave

The Silver Wave was an ‘Untold Stories’ commission for the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter. Inspired by objects from the Arctic region in RAMM’s collection,

The Bang Straws

The Bang Straws is an aesthetically invigorating reworking of the casting process of Sidney Franklin’s The Good Earth (1937) a film notorious for a white

The Fruit is There to be Eaten

‘The Fruit is There To Be Eaten’, the second instalment of the Dissolution Trilogy is based on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Black Narcissus (1947).

Casting Kanchi

Casting Kanchi (2015) is a spatialised and expanded version of House of Women (2017) and a response to the casting of white actor Jean Simmons

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